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Bermuda stands to play a central role in defining the future relationship between the UK and its overseas territories, according to Overseas Territories Minister Henry Bellingham.
In a speech before a packed hall at the Bermuda College, Mr Bellingham...
DATE: Sep 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Special Investigations team is being set up at the Auditor General’s office to speed up reports into public projects, including those carried out under former Premier Ewart Brown.
Auditor General Heather Matthews also hopes she will get more power ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A disabled cruise visitor to Bermuda found it so difficult to get off the ship that he said his trip to the Island this summer may be his last.
“Even people that were not disabled had problems negotiating those ramps,” said Hal Hoffman, who arrived a...
DATE: Sep 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Good governance has been a priority for the Progressive Labour Party since Paula Cox became Premier, Senate Leader Kim Wilson said yesterday.
The Economy Minister said the Good Governance Act proves the commitment the PLP has shown to accountability ...
DATE: Aug 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Immigration appeals will soon be held by an independent tribunal under legislation approved by MPs yesterday.
Until now, anyone appealing an immigration decision by the Minister had to convince Cabinet to overturn it, but the Bermuda Immigration and ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Lawyers have welcomed plans for a new Immigration appeals board but they say it will only be a success if board members aren’t politically biased.
Those in the legal profession are in favour of plans to make the Immigration appeals process more “inde...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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Other
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Progressive Labour Party member John Gibbons praised his party for its democratic nature as he prepares to battle in a St George’s West primary for the second time in less than a year.
Mr Gibbons was rolled out as the PLP’s general election candidate...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A new immigration appeals board is being planned as the current route to Cabinet has been ruled unconstitutional.
National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief has revealed plans for a new immigration appeals process that would ensure “justice is not ...
DATE: Jul 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The appeals process against work permit decisions needs to be made independent, according to National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief.
Mr Perinchief hosted a press conference this afternoon to reveal plans for a new immigration appeal process tha...
DATE: Jul 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Former Premier Sir David Gibbons has told a Caribbean news magazine that Bermuda’s Government is “simply not competent” and that the Island’s reinsurance industry is “very healthy”.
In an interview published on Friday in Caribbean Journal, the former...
DATE: Jun 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
